Tuesday 2 November 2010

T12 Glossary of Terms #2

Planning
_ Make a rule for urban design and constructions, it should consider all of data from the site.

Spatial Planning
_Composing of the space with connect or cut off the space to serve its purpose. It could be a various scale.

Design
_ Create something looking good for practical purpose.

Urban Design
_To improve the urban environment to make people’s lives more comfortable and should focus on the function of public and private space.

Evaluating
_ Review the plan to apply or modify and also after the plan we can research how does the plan works

Local Development Framework
_ London has a different framework in each brough

Official Plan
_ a document adopted by the City Council, which contains a formal set of principles and policies, land use maps concerning the nature, pattern, extent and scheduling of future growth and change within the municipality for a specified period. (Urban design dictionary)

Smart City
_The new type of 21c city, it has a low and sustainable energy and it is controlled by IT. This city manages efficient network of traffic, energy and the people in the city.

Prototype
_ Main concept of urban design works in Urban Gallery method. It should be new idea to apply to smart city.

Sustainable Development
_ An important part of the modern urban plan, it include low carbon emission, green energy and etc.

1 comment:

  1. Make a rule? That sounds very like planning to me. Trying to impose 'rules' over something as flexible and organic as the urban environment rarely works.

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